Cessna 150 N3750V

Summary

On 18 May 1996 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N3750V was involved in an accident near McGregor, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 1996 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McGregor, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Isedor Iverson Airport (17Y)

Coordinates

46.5995, -93.3007

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N3750V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aitkin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA166

Nobody was injured.

the nose gear collapsed when it hit a soft spot in the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had called to determine the condition of the runway the day before the flight and was told that the runway condition presented 'no problem.' The pilot reported that he had landed at the McGregor Airport at 0730 CDT on runway 15. At 1330 CDT he departed runway 33 to refuel at Aitkin, Minnesota. He returned to McGregor at 1400 CDT and landed on runway 33. The pilot reported that he made a short/soft field landing. The pilot reported that when the nose wheel touched down, it hit a soft spot in the grass runway and collapsed. An examination of runway 33 revealed that it had soft spots and standing water.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.